Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-12

section eight of Article XII, of the Con-
stitution of The State of California, re-
Iating to The aiming of a charter for
cities of more than one hundred thou
sand inhabitants, and for cities of over
ten thousand and less than one hun.
dred thousand inhabitants.
Resolrcd That the Legislature Of the State of
California, at its regular session, commencing
on the third day of January, eighteen hundred
and eighty-seyen, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of said Legis
lature voting in favor thereof hereby propose
that Section eight, of Article H. of the Consti-
tuition OF said state be amended so as to read as
follows:
SECTION s. Any city containing population OF
more than one hundred thousand inhabitants
NAV frame a charter for its own government,
consistent with and subject TO the Constitution
and laws of this State by causing Board OF
fifteen freeholders, who shall nave been ior az
least five years qualified electors thereof to be
elected by the qualified voters OF stch city az
any general or special election, whose duty II
shall be, within ninety days after such election,
to prepare and propose a charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the mem
bers of such Board, or a majority OF them, and
returned, one copy thereof to- the Mayer, or
other chief executive officer of such city, and
the other to the Recorder OF Deeds of the
county. Such proposed charter shall then be
published in two daily papers OF general eircu,
within not less than thirty days after
such publication it shall be submitted to
the qualified electors Of such city, at
general or special election, and if
majority OF such qualified electors voting there
! at shall ratify the same, it shall thereafter be
submitted TO the Legislature for its approval or
rejection as a whole, without power of altera-
ton or amendment; and if approved by ma
| jority vote of the members elected to each
House, it shall become the charter of such city,
or if such city be consolidated with county,
| then Of such city and county, and shall become
I the organic law thereof, and supersede any eX-
| listing charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such charter.
copy of such charter. certified by the Mayor,
| or chief executive officer. and authenticated by
the seal of such city, setting forth the submits
sion of such charter to the electors, and its rati-
| fication by them, shall be made in duplicate,
and deposited, one in the Office of the Secretary
| of State, the other after being recorded in the
| Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the county,
among the archives of the city. All Courts shall
| take judicial notice thereof. The charter so
ratified may be amended at intervals of not less
| than two years, by proposals therefor, submitted
by legislative authority of the city to the quail
fled voters thereof, at general or special cleo
| ton held at least sixty days after the publica-
ton of such proposals, and ratified by mt least
| three-ffths of the qualified electors voting
| thereat and approved by the Legislature as
| herein provided for the approval Ofthe charter.
| In submitting any such charter. amendment
thereto, any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the voters,
and may be voted on separately without preju-
| Qlce 10 OG0erS. ANY CITY containing q pOpQ-
| lation of more than ten thousand and not
more than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame a charter for its own government,
| consistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this State, by causing Board of hf-
| teen freeholders, who shall have been for ut
least five years qualified electors thereof, TO be
elected by the qualified voters of said city at
| any general or special election, whose duty it
shall be, within ninety days after such election,
| TO prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the mem
her nf ar1 mir ritr -f1f HON nd
| returned, one copy thereof to the Mayor, or
other chief executive of said city. and the other
to the Recorder of the county. Such proposed
charter shall then be published in two daily
papers of general circulation in such city for at
least twenty days and the first publication shall
| be made within twenty days after the compile
| ton OF the charter and within not less than
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted 10 the qualified electors of said city
at a general or special election, and if n major
lily OF such quallfled electors voting thereat
shall ratify the same it shall thereafter be sub
mitted to the Legislature for its approval or re-
lection as whole, without power of alteration
vote of the members elected TO each House. It
shall become the charter of such city and the
organic law thereof and shall supersede any
existing charter and any amendments
thereof, and all special laws incsnsist-
ent with such charter. COPY of
such charter, certified by the Mayor,
or chief executive officer, and authenti-
Gated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and Its ratification by them, shall be
made in duplicate, and deposited, one in the
office of the Secretary of State, and the other,
after being recorded in said Recorders office,
shall be deposited in the archives of the city
and thereafter all Courts shall take judicial
notice of said charter. The charter so ratified
may be amended, at intervals of not less than
two years, by proposals therefor submitted Nv
the legislative authority of the city to the quali-
fed electors thereof at general or special cleo
ton held at least sixty days after the publiea-
ton of such proposals. and ratified by at least
II Nn f1ralf a1n
at and approved by the Legislature as herein
provided for the approval OF the charter In
submitting any such charter or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the voters,
and may be voted on separately without preju-
dice TO Others.